The animal should be kept free from all annoyance by dogs, &c.; for fear indirectly influences the stomach through the pneumogastric nerves, by which the secretion of the gastric juice is arrested, and an immediate check is thus given to the process of digestion. For the same reason, medicine should always be given in the food, if possible. In cases of great prostration, accompanied with loss of appetite, much valuable time would be lost. In such cases, we must have recourse to the bottle. FOOT ROT. When a sheep is observed to be lame, and, upon examination, matter can be discovered, then pare away the hoof, and make a slight puncture, so that the matter may escape; then wash the foot with the following antiseptic lotion:-- Pyroligneous acid, 2 ounces. Water, 3 ounces. Suppose that, on examination, the feet have a fetid odor; then apply the following:-- Vinegar, half a pint. Common salt, 1 table-spoonful. Water, half a pint. Mix, and apply daily. At the same time, put the sheep in a dry place, and give a dose of the following every morning:-- Powdered bayberry bark, half an ounce. " flaxseed, 2 pounds. " sulphur, 1 ounce. " charcoal, 1 ounce. " sassafras, 1 ounce. Mix. A handful to be given in the food twice a day. _Remarks._--Foot rot is generally considered a local disease; yet should it be neglected, or maltreated, the general system will share in the local derangement. ROT. The progress of this disease is generally very slow, and a person unaccustomed to the management of sheep would find some difficulty in recognizing it. A practical eye would distinguish it, even at a distance. The disease is known by one or more of the following symptoms: The animal often remains behind the flock, shaking its head, with its ears depressed; it allows itself to be seized, without any resistance. The eye is dull and watery; the eyelids are swollen; the lips, gums, and palate have a pale tint; the skin, which is of a yellowish white, appears puffed, and retains the impression; the wool loses its brightness, and is easily torn off; the urine is high colored, and the excrement soft. As the disease progresses, there is loss of appetite, great thirst, general emaciation, &c. The indications are, to improve the secretions, vitalize the blood, and sustain the living powers. For which purpose, take Powdered charcoal, 2 ounces. " ginger, 1 ounce. " golden seal, 1 ounce. Oatmeal, 1 pound. Mix. Feed to each animal a handful per day, unless rumination shall have ceased; then omit the oatmeal, and give a tea-spoonful of the mixed ingredients, in half a pint of hyssop, or horsemint tea. Continue as occasion may require. The food should be boiled, if possible. The best kind, especially in the latter stages of rot, is, equal parts of linseed and ground corn.